MEDICAL UPDATE

A couple of blogs ago I told you about my thirsty/peeing experience. There has been much excitement since then. I went to the doctor to find out why I was having that problem. After a series of tests, it was determined that I had a woman's disease...a Urinary Tract Infection. There was blood, sugar, and, obviously, infection in my urine. My blood sugar was high, probably from the infection.

The doctor prescribed a common antibiotic for me to take. Of course, he asked me if I was allergic to any medication and I told him no.

A week or so later, all hell started breaking loose. I'd throw up for no apparent reason. No nausea, just puke. Also, my face and other areas of my body turned red and mottled. The red places burned like acid had been thrown at me.

So, I went to the emergency room last night. They determined that my UTI was just about cured, but that I was allergic to the sulfa-based antibiotic I'd been taking.

The doctor changed my antibiotic and gave me some other medicines to take for the allergic reaction. He said that my blood sugar should start dropping as the allergic reaction goes away.

Hopefully, I'll be back to my beautiful looking self in just a couple of days, with no more red face and head.